Iowa looks to cover the Hawkeyes-Mastodons pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 3-2 mark when they host IUPU Fort Wayne in college basketball action.

Supporters of the Mastodons have watched them go 2-1 and 0-0 ATS on the year, while the Hawkeyes are at 3-2 and 1-1 ATS. In totals betting, the Hawkeyes are 1-0-1, while the Mastodons have a 0-0 mark.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 286 (Hawkeyes) and the No. 37 (Mastodons) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 85-79 result in favor of the Hawkeyes has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Iowa has the nation's No. 45-rated offensive output, at 79.8 PPG. The visiting Mastodons defense ranks No. 266 allowing on average 72.3 PPG. The Hawkeyes FG% has averaged 43.8% so far, more than the Mastodons marksmen have achieved on the year, 41.9% per game.

Defensively, IUPU Fort Wayne features the nation's No. 324-rated defense on the road, allowing 86 points per game. Iowa, meanwhile, comes in at No. 102 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, IUPU Fort Wayne was an 85-59 Sportsbook at home against Judson. The battle between the Mastodons and Eagles didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Judson was handed an 85-59 defeat on Monday at Memorial Coliseum.

Iowa was a 77-61 loser in their most recent outing at home against Campbell. Matt Gatens scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Hawkeyes to a win (they lost 77-61 to Campbell at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday).


Iowa Hawkeyes Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
After a loss are 3-7

A few Mastodons at Hawkeyes trends to consider:
Iowa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Iowa is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games


Next up:
IUPU Fort Wayne home to UMKC, Thursday, December 1
Iowa home to Clemson, Tuesday, November 29